Rodney Wright Basketball Court Designation Act of 2025
This bill names the basketball court at the Marvin Gaye Recreation Center (1561st Street NE) the "Rodney Wright Basketball Court" to honor Rodney Wright, a Washington, D.C., native who was a 1997 all-Metropolitan basketball player at Howard University and later a two-time DCPS Coach of the Year at Eastern High School. The bill directly affects the Marvin Gaye Recreation Center by changing the court's official designation. It requires the Council Secretary to notify the Department of Parks and Recreation after enactment, with no new funding or policy changes beyond the naming. The bill is purely commemorative and procedural, with no fiscal impact or substantive legislative effect.
Bill status
signed
all 3 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2025
Committee Review
May 2026
Signed into Law
Aug 2026
Introduced Oct 16, 2025
Signed Aug 28, 2026
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MODERATE
The bill was updated to reflect its final engrossed version, correcting the citation year from 2025 to 2026 and adding a specific legal reference (section 422) to the procedures used for naming the court. The text was also streamlined to remove redundant introductory language and clarify that the new name applies to the court at the Marvin Gaye Recreation Center as depicted in the official committee report.
Scope change
The bill's scope was slightly expanded by explicitly referencing section 422 of the relevant procedures act, which likely relates to the specific process for designating public spaces or facilities.
TECHNICAL
The citation year in the short title was changed from 2025 to 2026 to reflect the current legislative session.
Section 2 was updated to include section 422 of the Street and Alley Closing and Acquisition Procedures Act as the legal basis for the designation.
The bill text was condensed by removing the detailed biographical background of Rodney Wright and streamlining the description of the location to match the official plat in the committee report.
REQUIREMENT
New subsections were added to Section 3 to specify how the Budget Director must publish the certification notice in the District of Columbia Register.
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May 19, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Committee Mark-up of B26-0431 by the Committee of the Whole
legislature
May 5, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Committee Mark-up of B26-0431 by the Committee of the Whole
legislature
Oct 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee of the Whole
legislature
Oct 16, 2025
Introduced
B26-0431 Introduced by Councilmember McDuffie at Office of the Secretary
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Kenyan McDuffie
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